Pardee Center Hosts Scholars from Beijing Normal University for Meeting on Climate Risk

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a meeting with groups of scholars from Beijing Normal University and Boston University on April 10. The meeting, which was convened by Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow Bruce Anderson, was an opportunity to share research on climate change risk at the two universities.

Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos kicked off the meeting with welcoming remarks and an overview of the Pardee Center’s mission, followed by a presentation on his recent research report, “The Risks of Multiple Breadbasket Failures in the 21st Century: A Science Research Agenda.” Boston University Prof. Patrick Kinney (School of Public Health) and Prof. Dan Li (Department of Earth and Environment) also presented their respective research on the health impacts of climate change and on extreme heat in urban areas. Finally, representatives from Beijing Normal University gave a broad overview of the university’s numerous research efforts on global change risk of population and economic systems.

Prof. Anthony Janetos, Pardee Center Director and Dept. of Earth & Environment

Prof. Peijun Shi, Beijing Normal University